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The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk

It’s a small spot on the map. Below the thirty-fourth degree south latitude, the island of Juan Fernandez casts a mo...

Written by Ben Taylor • 19 Oct 2007 • Read →

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The Vela Incident

On 22 September 1979, sometime around 3:00am local time, a US Atomic Energy Detection System satellite recorded a pat...

Written by Alan Bellows • 16 Oct 2007 • Read →

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The Mechanical Battery

In a world where everything from our automobiles to our underwear may soon run on electricity, more efficient portabl...

Written by Christopher S. Putnam • 12 Oct 2007 • Read →

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Amoebic Morality

Once food had been plentiful, but no longer. In the early days of the colony, the amoebas had feasted on a rich supp...

Written by Carol Otte • 09 Oct 2007 • Read →

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Fortress of the Assassins

The nobleman awoke on a sunny spring morning. Feeling uncomfortable, he shifted himself, only to notice an extra wei...

Written by Scott Cianciosi • 03 Oct 2007 • Read →

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The Forgotten Fire

On October 8th, 1871, the small Wisconsin logging town of Peshtigo was consumed by one of the most severe and woefull...

Written by Dan Gillis • 20 Sep 2007 • Read →

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The Revenge of the Fighting Quaker

In the early 1930s, a secret collection of prosperous men are said to have assembled in New York City to discuss the...

Written by Alan Bellows • 14 Sep 2007 • Read →

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Building the BAM

The Soviet engineers gazed into the abandoned tunnel with dismay. It was 1974 and work was scheduled to resume on the...

Written by Matt Castle • 07 Sep 2007 • Read →

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Spies on the Roof of the World

In the closing weeks of 1964, the US Central Intelligence Agency was gripped by anxiety in the wake of troubling news...

Written by Alan Bellows • 28 Aug 2007 • Read →

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One Small Step For Mail

There are few who would call postal delivery exciting. The reasons for this attitude are difficult to pin down, but i...

Written by Christopher S. Putnam • 20 Aug 2007 • Read →

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